[meljackson]

Just finished this. Am I the only one who couldn't get into this book at all? It was a good thing it was so short, I don't think I could have kept going much longer lol.

Melissa

 

[sjc]

Didn't read it; now, maybe I won't.  Thanks for the tip.

 

[Cowgirl]

I read The Reader years ago but I thought it was a great book.  Different strokes for different folks I guess.  I know most people loved Angels and Demons (Dan Brown) but  I couldn't get past the first few chapters.

 

[meljackson]

Didn't read it; now, maybe I won't. Thanks for the tip.

There are a lot of great reviews on amazon so you might like it. It could have just been me. I wouldn't want to make you miss a book you might love!

Melissa

 

[Thumper]

I didn't like it the first time I read it years ago; oddly, after seeing the movie I picked it up again and really liked it...and it's quite different from the movie. Go figure.

 

[mlewis78]

Just finished this. Am I the only one who couldn't get into this book at all? It was a good thing it was so short, I don't think I could have kept going much longer lol.

Melissa

I haven't seen the movie or read the book, but have heard of it. Who was the author? (Always good to have this info when discussing a book.)

Thanks.

Marti

 

[mlewis78]

I just looked it up...Bernhard Schlink is the author.

 

[dinagriff]

I liked the first half of the book. The last half seemed sort of rushed and incomplete to me. It has been about a year and a half since I read the book, and the characters are still vivid to me. That is one of the qualities I hope to find in a book. So even though I didn't like the end of the book, it was still a decent read.

 

[Cowgirl]

My recollection is it was originally written in German by Bernhard Schlink  and then translated into English which may be why some didn't like the way it was written.